Avatars
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Topic: Avatars
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Subject: Avatars
Date Posted: September 28 2004 at 23:14
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Is there a way that an avatar can only be used by one member. The avatar becomes an identity for the member and gets a bit confusing when I'm writing a scathing post about Peter's lack of personality, only to find it's Progrocker (Whoever) who is on the recieving end of my rant.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: September 28 2004 at 23:28
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^ Right on! Danbo, you're a gentleman and a pal! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 08:40
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Good call, danbo - I've noticed that Emdiar's avatar is very popular amongst newcomers - but no-one else appears to have used mine yet...
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 10:54
More coffee, please?
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Certif1ed wrote:
....Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 15:45
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Mine has been used several times by people who only made it 1 to 5 posts...and never returned again...
Maybe you noticed that this may be the way to keep your avatar unique...you only have to bump them off
 like I seem to do with people STEALING my avatar Seriously:
In the vein of this "suggestion" I also want to add that it's only very confusing if longtime-members change their avatars...
Mostly I only look at the avatar...if danbo would change his, I would probably think he's new here...at least untill I look at the nick... ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 16:38
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To quote Shakespeare; "Aye - there's the rub..." (from which famous play, which character, which act, scene, etc...). ...and I simply refuse to change my nickname to Richard Head, no matter how popular the suggestion...
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 18:20
BWaaaaahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: September 30 2004 at 15:22
| I reckon if you adopt an LP sleeve (from the review pages) you've much more chance of having a unique avatar. New members will almost always choose from the default ones. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: September 30 2004 at 21:42
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Agree with that Easy Living, I did as you and use the same avatar in 5 forums, being unique in the five. Iván |
Posted By: asuma
Date Posted: October 04 2004 at 21:07
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or you could go DIY (do it yourself). muwhahaha. ------------- *Remember all advice given by Asuma is for entertainment purposes only. Asuma is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, or counselor and he does not play one on TV.* |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 04 2004 at 21:12
 < Here ya go Asuma. This is my wife's DSOTM Vase.
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: October 04 2004 at 22:59
Nice vase, indeed; outside it is blue and green, and everything once blurred is clear, and maybe it's even cathedral glas, and even through Echolyn you can worship your wife, very nice indeed. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Belljar
Date Posted: October 05 2004 at 04:46
I've been trying for 5 minutes (laughing my ass off!) to get that so-called eye to actually look like... an eye. I can ONLY see it as some kind of protruding nose! How is that an eye??? Have I gone mental since I can't see that?? Arghh! |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 17:59
| It's a very special eye - you see all kinds of things when you rub it... |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 21:33
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Rub? Nah, it takes a certain amount of suction to arrive at the pre-disposed speciality.
What the Hell has happened to our CIVILITY? |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: October 09 2004 at 02:47
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MY AVATAR HAS NOT BEEN USED BY MANY PEOPLE(SOMEONE IS USING IT NOW)BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO SOMEONE MISTOOK ME FOR ANOTHER FORUM MEMBER WHO USED THE SAME AVATAR(I DONT THINK THIS PERSON EVEN LOGS ON ANYMORE) so yes it can be confusing BY THE WAY DANBO, LOOKING BACK AT YOUR AVATAR.........YOU, JIM PETER,STORMY AND I WERE REALLY UNDER THE WEATHER WHEN THAT PHOTO WAS TAKEN(I TOLD YOU ALL MY HOMEMADE BEER HAD QUITE A KICK!!!) |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 09 2004 at 10:47
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Mmmmm, Beer
Good ol' head shrinkin' Aussie ale. |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: October 09 2004 at 11:10
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POOR JIM(ON TOP)..,ALLTHAT WEAK ENGLISH BEER COULD NOT PREPARE HIM FOR 79% ALCOHOL KILLER AUSSIE BEER!!!!! AND AS FOR POOR MISTER RIDEOUT...WELL..LETS JUST SAY THAT AFTER ALL THESE MONTHS HE STILL CANT GRADE ENGLISH LIT ESSAYS!!!(YOU PUSSIES!!!!...SUCH GIRLY MEN!!!)
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: October 11 2004 at 08:50
This is still one of the most civilised forums I've ever been a member of - I have a link to some saved threads from one forum that'd turn your beer cloudy with the hostilities and insanity stemming from one person, who has become my role model for how NOT to behave on an internet forum. As you can tell, I learned nothing... Maybe, instead of getting mad at noobs who come here and start getting abusive, we could just post the link to the civility thread by way of reply and suggest that they have a good read and digest. Or we could simply tell them to Nah. That's just not civilised! Pass the port, old chap!
P. S. I am sooooooo jealous of your DSOTM vase BTW! Nice one! |
on their Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 11 2004 at 18:42
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My wife does some great work. She also made a stained glass circular replica of the DSOTM album cover. I hung it in the window in our bedroom so the sun would shine through and color the room with the rainbow stripes. The chain I hung it with broke and the panel struck my little Fender amp and took a chunk out. Amazingly, the stained glass came through intact, except for the chain. She does custom work as well. A friend had her make a stained glass 311 (the Band) logo. It came out great. Another guy is going to have her make a Harley logo for his bar. Thanks, Cert. I'll tell her you liked the vase. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 13 2004 at 07:47
Personally, I'd tell him to go  his , right up his , until his falls off!
But then, I believe that is (a) physically impossible, (b) illegal in most states, and (c)probably fattening, too. Nobody else seems to be using my inverted cod-piece avatar at present...... ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 13 2004 at 10:14
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The avatar is yours and yours alone, Jim. No one wants little Jimmy exposed to the elements. |
Posted By: jonaev
Date Posted: October 13 2004 at 15:34
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is it worth to have some nonsens avatar, like stupid smiling face for example, only for being original ? ------------- We shall live forever and cast out those less divine Gods we will be - rulers of the sea - in our Grand Design |
Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 13:24
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Apologies in advance for deviating slightly from the subject of this thread, but I have just seen the image pasted below and think it would make a fabulous avatar. Doesn't he look deliciously evil?! Nice artwork (notice the blood on his stiletto!).
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 13:32
| pretty nice, a bit too evil perhaps |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 14:21
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Too evil? Jim Garten in a cod piece is the MOST EVIL image ever.
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Posted By: Belljar
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 16:50
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Attractive indeed He's creepy allright, but he looks more like a fancy, very bad tranvestite than evil. But same sh*t, different pile, right? Urghh
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Nice ass! (NO, not you Jim!)
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 13:23
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Frenchie changes his avatar every 10 minutes! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 18:07
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I like motion avatars. They really nab someone's attention. I probably won't change it again. This shoes seems to fit perfect.
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